Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 226 Gan Ning and Fazheng Combination

Seeing several stone bullets fired from the Thunderbolt Chariot flying straight to the old Yangping Pass, they smashed randomly, either hitting the city wall to reveal a shallow crater, or flying up to the top of the city and hitting an unlucky Hanzhong soldier. The Han soldiers guarding the city were in a panic, shouting and shouting.

‘An artifact! ! ! ’

Yin Pu looked at the Pili car with wide eyes, his eyes were full of passion, as if he was not looking at a piece of ordnance, but at a graceful and beautiful woman. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and trotted over. As he approached the Pili car, he looked left and right, and took a closer look.

In Yin Pu's thinking, the thunderbolt chariot can fire stone bullets across one hundred and twenty steps, and can fly up to the top of the city several feet high. The power is even more powerful. The city wall of the old Yangpingguan was bang bang bang when it was hit, and the city wall was indescribable. It shakes a bit, and it seems that the attack distance can be adjusted according to the number of people pulling the gunner. In this way, the Thunderbolt Car is very useful.

It should be used for more than just attacking the city. While commanding the fixed artillerymen to continue the attack, Yin Pu thought about the use of the thunderbolt chariot. If the thunderbolt chariot was used to attack the camp, the camp surrounded by wooden fences would not be as good as the rammed earth. The old Yangpingguan city wall is made of a very strong and sturdy structure. After a few shots, the enemy camp will be shattered into pieces. Then the soldiers will take the opportunity to attack again, and there is no doubt that they will win.

Yin Pu's eyes became brighter and brighter. Regardless of his status as a captain, when he fired the next round of stone bombs, he went to pull up the cannon rope. He worked as a gunner for a while and experienced the firing of a thunderbolt car. Then he continued When I came to the fixed gunner, I asked the fixed gunner how to calibrate the distance, height and height of the stone bullets, and how to adjust the azimuth of the thunderbolt car. I devoted myself to studying the use of the thunderbolt car.

At the center of the Shu army, Liu Zhang and the civil and military personnel who accompanied him also saw the power of the thunder chariot. Soldier Cao Pengyi was the first to speak. He said to Pu Yuan who was sitting at the bottom of the table: "The power of the thunder chariot built by Pu Jun is amazing. Used to attack cities and camps, it can be used in all directions, and it can be regarded as a great achievement."

Listening to Peng Yi's praise, Pu Yuan was a little flattered. Firstly, he was just a young man, ranking last among the civil and military officials. Secondly, he came from a blacksmith family, not a serious family background. Peng Yi was famous in Bashu and was responsible for the military affairs. Holding the important position of Bing Cao, he said with sincerity and humility: "Bing Cao is so complimentary. They are just some ingenious things that are of little help to our army. They cannot be regarded as a great achievement."

Peng Yi shook his head and denied Pu Yuan's humble words. He initially thought that Pu Yuan was only a young man and the style of his Pili chariot was a little weird. Using it before Yang Pingguan made him a little confused and felt that it was a bit fussy.

Now that Peng Yi had seen the power of the Thunderbolt Chariot with his own eyes, as a soldier, he knew without thinking that the Thunderbolt Chariot was very useful and wide-ranging. Although the Thunderbolt Chariot could not play a decisive factor in attacking fortified cities, it still It can vigorously suppress the morale of the enemy's defenders, so that the enemy does not dare to show their heads on the top of the city.

Not to mention that when the Pili chariot attacked the camp slightly inferior to Jiancheng, it was impossible to say that it could easily crush the enemy's wooden camp. Peng Ma set his sights on Xin Yangping Pass on Zouma Ridge. Xin Yangping Pass had a city and also There are camps, the city is in the center, and the camps are on the periphery. During this period of time, Shu soldiers have been attacking the peripheral camps in Xinyangping Pass, but unfortunately the gains are not very great.

But things are different now. With the help of Pili chariots, we can easily capture the outer camps of Xinyang Pingguan. Peng Yi raised his hand and advised Liu Zhang: "Ming Gong, if Pili chariots can be used for the camps outside Xinyang Pingguan, It might work wonders."

Liu Zhang was just amazed at Pu Yuan's talent. He didn't expect that on the way back to Chengdu with Pu Yuan, he thought about the difficulty of breaking the fortified city of Yangping Pass, and casually said something to Pu Yuan about the trebuchet. A sharp weapon, and then Pu Yuan actually created it, and judging from the power, although it is not as good as the "Hui Hui Pao" made by Meng Yuan, it is still a good sharp weapon. As Peng Yi said, use a thunderbolt chariot to attack The wooden camps outside Xinyangping Pass will be very effective.

‘What an unexpected surprise. ’ Liu Zhang sighed. He felt that it was hard to say whether the Wooden Oxen and Horses were really Pu Yuan’s masterpiece. For example, Zhao Wusheng’s Kuaishi Supplements said: ‘Pu Yuan made the Wooden Oxen and Horses, and today everyone says it was created by Wuhou. ' In addition, Du You's "Tongdian" said: "Liang gathered the governors Liao Li, Du Rui, Hu Zhong, etc. to push the idea like a wooden cow and a flowing horse." According to this, the people of Pu and Yuan actually created it, not Liang himself.” Just because Zhuge Wuhou was famous and powerful, many creations were named after Zhuge Wuhou.

Liu Zhang, who came back to his senses after Peng Yi's words, nodded. He was also very optimistic about the use of Pili chariots to attack the outer camps of Xinyang Pingguan. However, one or two improvements to the Pili chariots were needed here: "A Yuan The roads in the mountains are rugged and it is difficult to push the Pili Cart forward. Please see how to modify the Pili Cart and remove the four wheels under the Pili Cart so that it can be transported to the mountains... In addition, you are not a good candidate as Bai Shen. For the time being, I will take on the position of young craftsman in my shogunate. After Hanzhong has been settled, I will discuss my merits and appreciate him, and then I can grant him the title."

"Promise." Pu Yuan grinned, feeling extremely happy in his heart. He immediately stood up to attend, bowed his hands to Liu Zhang and accepted the order, and made a loud promise.

In the next few days, Liu Zhang's side continued to maintain offensive pressure on the two Yangping Passes. During the day, they used thunderbolt chariots to bombard them, and at night, they beat gongs and drums in front of the passes, no matter day or night. The two defenders of Yangpingguan City prevented them from resting.

In addition, Liu Zhang ordered Zhang Ren to lead the rangers to patrol around, intercept and kill the scouts sent from Yangpingguan City, and made Zhang Wei, the chief minister of Zhitou, and Li Xiu, the army commander, blinded in their ears and black in sight, unable to discern the movements of the Shu soldiers.

At the same time, during this period, Captain Gan Jiu, who was sent by Liu Zhang to investigate the road leading to Dingjun Mountain, returned.

Gan Jiu was dusty and his clothes were torn by the thorns in the mountains and forests. However, he did not change into some decent clothes, so he came straight to Liu Zhang and told Liu Zhang about the situation in Dingjun Mountain: "Ming Gong, you can reach Dingjun Mountain by crossing the Mianshui River in the south and walking along the mountains. Moreover, after some investigation, Hanzhong has no defense at Dingjun Mountain. As long as the army sneaks up, it can quietly occupy Dingjun Mountain." The mountain penetrates into the heart of the rice thief."

As soon as Gan Jiu said this, everyone in the tent, including Chief Secretary Huang Quan, Soldier Cao Pengyi, Military Academy Lieutenant Fazheng, Zhonglang General Yang Huai, Gan Ning and others all looked at Liu Zhang with burning eyes, waiting for Liu Zhang Give orders.

"Thank you for your hard work, Gan Qing. I just need to work hard for you again." Liu Zhang comforted Gan Jiu, who was dressed in tatters and running around. He looked a little tired but was in good spirits.

After Gan Jiu heard Liu Zhang's words, he immediately patted his chest and said: "When working for Ming Gong, how dare you talk about hard work, but you are driven by Ming Gong."

Gan Jiu's words were emotional. He was born in a poor family, but he had some martial arts. If nothing unexpected happened, his greatest achievement in his life would be to become a knight in Ba County, gain a reputation in the county, and then end his life. But ever since he had been under Liu Zhang's tent, he had been rewarded for his attacks. Along the way, he had reached the position of captain. As for the future, it was not very good. I could only say that the future was promising.

Therefore, in response to Liu Zhang's order, even if there was a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire in front of him, Gan Jiu would not frown, not to mention that Liu Zhang Wenyan said that he needed to work hard for him again.

Seeing Gan Jiu's attitude, Liu Zhang smiled and nodded, and then he named him: "Xingba, filial piety."

"Here." The response was followed by the jingling, clear sound of a bell. Gan Ning was already eager to try. During this period, Liu Zhang did not let him and his troops go to attack the city. They only trained every day. Every one of his troops were holding back their anger and had nowhere to vent. Gan Ning even more His fighting spirit was evident on his face, and he asked Liu Zhang to fight many times. Now that he heard Liu Zhang's roll call, he jumped out immediately.

Compared with Gan Ning, Fa Zhengze was more elegant. He Shi Shiran attended, cupped his hands towards Liu Zhang and said, "Here you are."

Liu Zhang's measures were unquestionable and he issued an order: "With Xingba as the leader, Xiaozhi as the deputy, Gan Jiu as the lead, and leading the troops as the vanguard, we will cross Mian River tomorrow night and go to occupy Dingjun Mountain. I will dispatch the army. Follow later."

Although there is no perfect match between Huang Zhong and Fazheng, Liu Zhang expected that the match between Gan Ning and Fazheng would be close to perfect and they could complete the battle of Dingjunshan. It is a pity that Huang Zhong's Formation Slash is missing in this time and space. Xia Houyuan's glorious deeds.

"Promise." Gan Ning, Fazheng, and Gan Jiu agreed in unison. They all looked happy. They went as the vanguard to occupy Dingjun Mountain. This was a great achievement. After the war, they can be rewarded for their merits. The biggest piece of cake.

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Zhang Lu camp in Mianyang.

"Flying stone chariot?" Zhang Lu looked worried. He frowned and carefully read the document sent by Zhang Wei. It said that Shu soldiers had built a flying stone chariot, which could fly rocks two hundred steps straight to the top of Yangping Pass. It caused considerable panic among the defenders.

Zhang Lu had a serious look on his face. He handed Zhang Wei's document to the eagerly awaited meritorious officer Yan Pu, intending to let Yan Pu analyze it and see what his mastermind Yan Pu had to say.

Yan Pu took the document from Zhang Lu and read it carefully. He saw the worried look on Zhang Lu's face as he read the document. He was already mentally prepared, thinking that this document was not good news. Just as Yan Pu expected, this document was not good news.

After reading the document, Yan Pu placed the document on his desk and responded to Zhang Lu's questioning gaze: "Master Shijun, the flying stone chariot built by the Shu soldiers is quite powerful, but according to what the document says, the Shu soldiers cannot rely on it. The flying stone chariot captured Yangping Pass, but it only suppressed the morale of our army and made the soldiers guarding the city head feel fearful. Moreover, seeing the high priest (Zhang Wei), he already had a way to deal with it, so he asked the soldiers to raise their shields. We also used wooden planks to stand on top of the city to block the flying rocks of the Shu army... Some of the equipment may be of some use, but it is not a great threat to our army. Yangping Pass is as safe as Mount Tai."

Yan Pu spoke firmly. He was a little surprised that the Shu soldiers built powerful flying stone chariots to attack the city, but he was not too worried. After all, it would be a bit of a fantasy to take Yangping Pass with just some flying stones.

"That's what I think." Zhang Lu nodded and acknowledged what Yan Pu said, but he still looked a little worried: "The soldiers of Shu did not distinguish between day and night, attacking at night, attacking the city during the day, and creating flying rocks. The cars, the various behaviors, and the various tricks make me feel very sad."

"Master, don't worry. If Yangping Pass is there, Hanzhong will be there. Now that Yangping Pass is in good condition, there is nothing the Shu soldiers can do... It will be a matter of time before Liu Zhang retreats. He will never keep his troops under the fortified city." Yan Pu smiled. , unlike Zhang Lu's worried look, his mood was very light, and he didn't care about the Shu soldiers who were blocked outside Yangping Pass.

Zhang Lu thought about it for a while and said after a while: "What the meritor said is that with Yangping Pass here, why should Liu Zhang worry about his son? I will be in sole control of Hanzhong for thirty years."

Thinking that the world was in chaos and no one cared about Zhang Lu, who was separatist in Hanzhong, he gave a time limit for ruling Hanzhong - thirty years!

After discussing the affairs of Yangpingguan, Zhang Lu talked about a piece of news that had been delivered from the east of Han Dynasty: "Shen Gong, the head of the Shen family of the Shangyong wealthy family, handed over a document saying that Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, sent Cai Mao and Zhang Yun as generals. We marched from Fangling, under the guise of assisting Liu Zhang's son, and wanted to threaten me in Hanzhong, and wanted me to send troops to help."

Zhang Luyan and Shen Gong have the word "gong". This is not because he respects the patriarch of the Shen family, but the name of the patriarch of the Shen family is the word "gong". The name is a bit weird, or it is very advantageous.

Faced with Zhang Lu's statement that Liu Biao helped Liu Zhang, Yan Pu sneered and scoffed: "Although Yizhou and Jingzhou are in alliance, their territories are intertwined, and Yizhou is located in the upper reaches of Jingzhou, which poses a great threat to Jingzhou. The two families are just virtual. It's just a trick... Liu Biao said he was helping Liu Zhang, but from my point of view, he was just plotting to expand the territory of Jingzhou in Xicheng and Shangyong under the rule of Hanzhong under the pretext of helping Liu Zhang. Where? Will really help Liu Zhang threaten me in Hanzhong."

"Yeah." Zhang Lu agreed. This person was deeply divided. Last year, Liu Biao sent Liu He, the Jingzhou voyeur, to Ba County to foment rebellion. The Yizhou and Jingzhou families were about to go to war with each other. Although the two families formed an alliance for some unknown reason, But the relationship between this alliance is not that close, and it is 80% false and conciliatory.

Yan Pu added and sighed: "The land of Fangling has long been occupied by Liu Biao, and I heard that Liu Biao intended to change Fangling County to Fangling County and place it under the rule of Jingzhou. He just swallowed Fangling, but Liu Biao didn't do it yet." Satisfied, seeing Liu Zhang coming to attack Hanzhong and taking advantage of the danger to capture Xicheng and Shangyong, my appetite is really a bit bigger."

Then Yan Pu commented on Shen Gong's request for Zhang Lu's assistance: "We in Hanzhong are now facing an attack by Shu soldiers, but we have no time to take care of the Shen family."

"What do you mean, am I rejecting Shen's request?" Seeing Wen Shengyi, Zhang Lu planned to reject Shen's request. In fact, he did not intend to help Shen, although Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling were all there. Under the rule of Hanzhong County, the Shen family gathered thousands of families in Xicheng and Shangyong. They only obeyed him in name as the leader of Hanzhong, and occasionally sent envoys to offer some soil.

Therefore, Zhang Lu did not have much thought to send troops to assist the Shen family, which was nominally dependent on him but was actually an independent regime. The current situation did not allow him to send troops.

"No, you can send a letter to Master Shen. Please be sincere in your words and say that we are deploying troops and horses in Hanzhong and will go down the Han River to assist them soon." Yan Pu arched his eyebrows and looked sly. .

"Huh?" Zhang Lu tilted his head slightly, thinking about Yan Pu's suggestion. He soon understood the meaning of Yan Pu's words. He showed the same cunning expression as Yan Pu, nodded and said, "Shan, Just follow what Gong Cao said."

(End of this chapter)